Milestones to hit before kindergarten; Preschool’s guide

Kindergarten is a big milestone for learning & doing new things for kids. It’s very important to understand that your child is ready for kindergarten or not, first step towards learning should not come as a burden on him/her. Get an idea of what to expect before joining kindergarten by checking out these developmental milestones from your child. This list can help you identify the readiness of your child to kindergarten.

Here are the 12 developmental milestones your child should achieve before kindergarten :

  1. Child should be able to communicate efficiently.
  2. Be able to state first & last name clearly.
  3. Possess Fine Motor Skills, child can use appropriate three-finger grasp when using writing instruments (pencils, crayons etc)
  4. Count to at least thirty & knows what number comes before or after a given number to 20.
  5. Identify basic geometric shapes (triangle, circle, square, rectangle, oval, star, rhombus (diamond) and heart)
  6. Know basic colors (red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, black, white).
  7. Identify numerals 1-10 in random order.
  8. Identify most upper and lower case letters.
  9. Use finger to accurately touch count items to ten.
  10. Be able to rhyme words.
  11. Retells simple stories in sequence.
  12. Should be able to make familiar word, like when given a word (“man”) creates the familiar word (“fan”)

The most of the leading preschools like Aptech Montana International Preschool and Childcare, Amelio, Cosmikids, CDC Kids, IPSAA Daycare, KLAY Preschools, Safari Kids, The Learning Curve, Maple Bear, Mindseed suggests that if your child can easily do the things mentioned in above list, then your child is absolutely ready for kindergarten.

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